Meet: À La Carte Catering & Event Design
Our next new Volume 7 Member has serious expertise in the world of event planning, with the culinary skills to boot. Meet À La Carte Catering & Event Design!
Karen Baker, President of À La Carte, has always had a passion for food and the atmosphere it lends itself to. Perhaps it was due to Karen’s mother’s love of cooking and sharing with others, hosting formal dinners every Sunday night in which Karen would be enlisted to set the table. What once was a chore is now a full-fledged business for Karen, and we don't think its coincidence.
À La Carte in action at a black and white-themed event.
Upon working in the hospitality industry as well as at a gourmet shop, Karen took her skills and experience to new heights by bringing À La Carte to life in 1999. She’s gone from setting the table for a family gathering, to setting and creating an atmosphere for thousands of guests. À La Carte is a living illustration of that huge leap forward.
Winter Squash Soup Sips with Grilled Cheese & Spiced Plum Chutney.
À La Carte Catering and Event design does everything from corporate events, social celebrations, weddings, picnics, holiday parties, even providing catering to-go. Custom events are also on their repertoire, and with a diverse, multi-dimensional team consisting of chefs, event designers and marketers, and more, À La Carte is well-equipped to design and provide culinary expertise for any type of event.
Chef's seared scallop.
In terms of the catering side of things, Karen and À La Carte keeps things fresh with cuisine and seasonal fare sourced from the region. With a vast array of menus to choose from, think Equestrian Tailgates, Game Day Eats, Winter Party 2 Go, and more, À La Carte makes it simple to curate culinary for any kind of gathering.
A Rustic Berry Tart.
Some menu items include Ginger Chicken Dumplings with a pomegranate-mustard dipping sauce, Sweet Potato Biscuits with Shaved Virginia Country Ham and Honey Orange Butter, and Cinnamon Sheep Milk Yogurt Panna Cotta...need we say more?
An À La Carte-curated rustic hot cocoa station, complete with a Bella Villa Antiques and Vintage Rentals “Jack” small chippy bar.
The expertise doesn't stop with the food however, Karen Baker and À La Carte have the eye and talent to fuse together décor, flowers, entertainment, sound and lighting to produce a beautiful, immaculate event.
Delicate cake-bites for a wedding party favor.
Need help party-planning? Make sure to use À La Carte’s event planning form to dish out the details on your next gathering, and let the experts at À La Carte work their magic.
Be Sure To Tell Them Scout Sent You!
À La Carte Catering and Event Design 7146 Farm Station Road Vint Hill, Virginia C: 703.754.2714 Follow on Instagram: @alacartecaters